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Exodus 22:5-22 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

5. If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men's: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.

6. If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.

7. If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore double:

8. If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour's goods,

9. To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.

10. If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour's custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it:

11. There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour's goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath; and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.

12. But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

13. If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.

14. If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution.

15. But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

16. If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

17. If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

18. Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

19. Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.

20. He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

21. Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22. You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

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